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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1142 AM CST MON MAR 12 2001



AT 1140 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME

SOUTHWEST ALABAMA HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES

IN MANY LOCATIONS THIS MORNING.  AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS LAST NIGHT...LEAVING

THE AREA WITH SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS.



THE HEAVY RAINS FROM THIS MORNINGS THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN

PLENTY OF RUNOFF LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN

AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

THROUGH 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON.  THE CITY OF MOBILE WILL ALSO BE

SUBJECT TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING AS THESE

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ADVANCE INTO THE CITY OF MOBILE DURING

THE LUNCH HOUR.



REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR

CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

MOBILE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB.

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